Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-01-13
csAoy's GREAT SPEECH.


great speech of III. W. Grady, oil the
Atlanta Constitution. before the New
England Society, OF New York City.
1t was in response to the toast: The
New south" that Mr.. Grady rose to
reply, and thrill the audience with ms
eloouence. His tribute to Abraham
Lincoln brought every man to his ieet. !
After quoting from Benz. Hills speech,
delivered in New York, in 1866. Mr..
Grady said;
Nv. PRESIDENT AND GENTI.EMEN-i.et me
express to you my appreciation of the
Kindness by which ! am permitted 10
address you. | make this abrupt acknowi-
e,lgncnt advisedy, for felt that II. "hen
raised my provincial voice IN tins ancient
and august presence, | could find courage
, for no more than the opening sentence. It
would he well if in that sentence had met
in a rough sense my obligation as II guest
, and had persisted, 81 to speak, with cour-
tesy on my lips and grace in my heart.
TLauchtcr.l Permitted through your kind
ness to catch my second wind, let me say
that | appreciate the significance of being
the first South herner to speak at this board,
, which bears the substance, II IT surl,asseS
, the scmbiance, of original New England
hospitality [applansel and honors a sen'i-
ment that IN turn hohofs, o"' III m"''" ny
, personality is lost and the compliment To
my people made plain. Laughter.
! bespeak the utmost stretch oi your
: courtesy tonight. ! am somewhat indil-
. iercnt tn those from whom J come: ioa
remember the man whose wiic sent MN 10
: u neighbor with II piteheroi milk. aiid who'
. trimming ON the top step. ieli. with such
casual interruption as the landing afforded,
Il into the basement, and while picking him
t self up had the pleasure of hearing his wiie
|, call out: John, did you break the pitcher
is mo, ] didn't. said Iohn, bu. oe
Il dinged IL don't Loud iaughter.I
y So, while those who call to me from
. behind may inspire me with energy II not
u with courage. ] ask an iniu,grn' nearing
from you. beg tiht you VIII or,hs YOU
"A full faith in American fairness and frank
,, ness to II judgment upon what shall say
= There was an old preacher once who toio
:, some boys Of the Bible lesson lac was u
y read in the morning. The boys fin'iins ,h'
ie place glued together the connecting pages
~ Laughtcr.l The next morning he read %,
N the bottom of one page: when Noai
er was 12O years old h. took unto himself :
n wife. who was"-then turning the page
- "1lO cubits long [a,ishtcrl. 10 cubits wide
IN built Of gopher wood llaushterl. ana GOV
ne cred with pitch inside and out. i.o,,'
Tx and continued laughter. iiewas mai urai.
ri puzzled at this. lie read it again, veri'i'
he il and then sahl MY friends, tins Is IN
,r first time ever met this in the lhb'c. bt
, 4. accept it as an evidence oil the assertio
IL that are feariuliy and wondef"',
ne made" [Immeuse laughter.l II ] eoui
itt get YOU to hold such faith tonight coui
proceed cheerfully to the task otiicrwi'
iie approach with sense of conseefat'on:
as Pardon me one word, Mr.. iresden
"a spoken ior the purpose of getting into !.
~. volumes that 60 out annually Irei.h''
=. with the rich elosiucnce oi your speakers
y, the fact that the cavalier as wen us =,
OK Puritan was on this continent IN us ear
-ly days, and that he was up ana a"'s W
in about. l.aushter:I nave fe'n E"'
mo books carefully aud hnd no h'eh''on
,,. that fact, which seems 7" me i!hp"r'a'
L for preserving sort oi historian el'
NV librium
With the Cavalier once esiahishe' us
dl fact in your charming iittir pooks s,''
OF let him work out his own salvation, anu
M he has always done ewith heiisashs ehi''.h',, , !,
or and we will hold no controversy ~ W y
~, merits. Why should We? Neither fuf,,'
;, nor Cavalier long survive as sueh, !
, virtues and TRADITIONS o' poth happ'! -
oi live for the inspiration ~ tiaif Sous u,
to the saving of the old fashion. lAplhans
us But both Puritan ana cavalier were u
in the storm h thcir nrs' ". ''",',' :"
the American citizen, suppii'iiis Doth u
stronger than either, took possrss'oh
the Republic bought by their c,ih'h
blood aud fi,shioned ITS SCHOOLS u
- charged himself with teaching men u
u" government and establishing the voice
re tbe urorIe as the voice oi God. Appaus
viii Great types like valuable plants are 81
~ ,5 ,'} ,h,.,,. cnlnnsts, from the straishteninr
f,,. their purposes and the crossing oi III
a. blood slow perccting through n cehii
came he who stands as the hfst typi
tiA American the first who colhpiti"i'
ille, within himself ali the strength and gen
yth ness, all the majesty and grace oil the
will pubiie Abraham Lincoln. Loud aiId l'
WV continued applause.I lie was the sh"l
E Puritan and Cavalier, for in his ard
''s nature were fused the virtues al both, .
ah' in the depths OF his great soul the iaulti
rev both were lost. Renewed "ppla'isc.l
rom Was greater than Puritan. greater II
hey Cavalier. in that lac was Nm 'rlciin
,epn newed applau-e and that IN ilis hoiN l,l
-, wer, iirsl ga' herrd the vast aud thril
- forces of this ideal government -ciaft
o,'' il with such tremendous n'eiinil! ana
tiir ,.levating il above human suffering I
ora mart yrlotn Though UNANIMOUSLY aiil
one came as "a Gttiug crown to - lie eo
Grated from it's cradle Ia human llbe
Ujoud and prolonged cheering Let
each cheri,hing his traditions and hon
ing his fathers. bnh! with rever,nt IN
IA the fvuc of this simple bu. sublime
i'm which III types are honor,fi. ana IN
common glory shall win H~ Anieri'
ana iirrr,. will br plenty and to spare i"r y
lion furefsithcrs and uinc. Removed 'ii'efi
In spraking to the toast WIN "hi'h
i'hc ha We honored me accept the term
Na,,. - ia no S.sn-p fll-pafsgitlI lp